European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
A taper auger
Welding the tyre
Boring a hub with a taper auger
Sawing off the spoke ends
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Welding the tyre
Shaping an adze handle
Field gun wheels
Close up of the clamping
Marking out a felloe
Drawknife in use again.
Clamped in place for tyring
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Not just a wheelwright but a rakemaker too.
Letting off steam
An example of the wheelwrights art
Drawknife in use
Boring a hub the traditional way
Adzes awaiting handles
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Welding a tyre
Shaped handles just made.
Drawknife in use
Trimming the felloes
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Tail vice and dog
Large bow saw in use on spoke ends
Clamping the tyre ready for welding
Using a rasp
Still cooling off.
Cooling the tyre down
An example of wheel making in the past
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Cooling the hot tyre
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Clamping the wheel down
Dampening the flames
Cleaning up the weld
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Spot welding
Using a press on the tyre join
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Cleaning up
Hammering the tyre into place
Welding a hub band
A few finishing taps
Drawknife in use
Second tyre nearly in place
Applying a hot tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
The first stage in shaping
Checking the tyre circumference
Sawing off the spoke ends
The hot tyre in place
Wheel in position for the tyre
Cleaning up
Shaping with a rasp
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
An interesting wheel!
A 12 spoked wheel
Shaping with a drawknife
Using a rasp to shape a notch
Drawknife in use on the felloes
Trimming with a drawknife
Welding the tyre joint
Field gun wheels
A wheel in need of repair
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Tyre nearly in place
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